Tall mortar with flared rim and accompanying pestle

Made:
1700-1800 in Europe
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Group of various pestles & mortars showing the variety of
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Group of various pestles & mortars showing the variety of
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Group of various pestles & mortars showing the variety of
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Tall thin brass (?) mortar
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Tall thin brass (?) mortar
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Tall thin brass (?) mortar
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Tall thin brass (?) mortar
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Tall thin mortar, possibly brass, with very flaring rim and squared handles, accompanying pestle, posisbly German, 1700 to 1800

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A604787
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
pestle: 128 mm 37 mm, .56 kg
mortar: 138 mm 155 mm, 2.64 kg
type:
mortars and pestles
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust